Semiconductor device having a semiconductor chip mounted on an insulator film and coupled with a wiring layer, and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first insulator film having a first opening, a first wiring layer extending from the first opening onto the first insulator film, a first semiconductor chip mounted on the first insulator film so as to be electrically coupled with the first wiring layer, and a resin portion applied on the first insulation film to cover the first semiconductor chip.
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This Application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application 2007-034742 entitled “Semiconductor Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same” filed Feb. 15, 2007 which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a semiconductor device having a semiconductor chip mounted on an insulator film, and a method for manufacturing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONRecently the semiconductor device having the semiconductor chip mounted thereon has shown the tendency to have a thin structure. Patent documents such as Japanese Patent No. 3598060 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2005-101580 disclose a module with a built-in semiconductor device having a wiring on at least one surface of an insulator substrate as a related art example 1. Referring to
In the related art example 1, as the resin portion 35 for sealing the first semiconductor chip 16 is embedded in the resin portion 32, it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the resin portion 32. As the first and the second wiring layers 14 and 24 are exposed, a short-circuit is likely to occur between those wiring layers. The insulator films may be applied to the surfaces of both the first and the second wiring layers 14 and 24 for suppressing the aforementioned short-circuit. However, this results in an increase in the thickness of the semiconductor device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and provides a semiconductor device capable of reducing the thickness and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device which includes a first insulator film having a first opening, a first wiring layer extending from the first opening onto the first insulator film, a semiconductor chip mounted on the first insulator film and electrically coupled with the first wiring layer, and a resin portion applied onto the first insulator film to cover the semiconductor chip. The present invention allows the thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening to be reduced, allowing the semiconductor device to have the thin structure.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device formed by stacking the aforementioned semiconductor devices.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes the steps of: forming a first wiring layer on a first insulator film having a first opening, the first wiring layer extending from the first opening; mounting a first semiconductor chip electrically coupled with the first wiring layer on the first insulator film; and forming a resin portion on the first insulator film to cover the first semiconductor chip. The invention allows the thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening to be reduced, allowing the semiconductor device to have a thin structure.
A first embodiment is an example of a semiconductor device usable as a wiring substrate. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment will be described referring to
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In the case where the first insulator film is applied to the lower surface of the first wiring layer 14 for the purpose of preventing a short-circuit therein in the related art example 1 as shown in
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The bonding wire 18 is provided for connecting the first semiconductor chip 16 and the first wiring layer 14. In the case where the first semiconductor chip 16 and the first wiring layer 14 are connected via the bonding wire 18, in the semiconductor device as the related art example 1 shown in
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In the second embodiment, the semiconductor chips may be mounted on both the first and the second insulator films 10 and 20. A plurality of semiconductor chips may be mounted on at least one of the first and the second insulator films 10 and 20. The use of the plurality of semiconductor chips to be mounted allows improvement of the mount efficiency of the semiconductor chips.
Third EmbodimentIn a third embodiment, the second insulator film is not applied. Referring to
In a fourth embodiment, a lead frame is used as the second wiring layer. Referring to
In a fifth embodiment, the first semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted. Referring to
A sixth embodiment is an example of a stacked semiconductor device formed by stacking the semiconductor devices according to the first embodiment. Referring to
A seventh embodiment is an example where another semiconductor chip is mounted on the semiconductor device 100 according to the first embodiment. Referring to
In the seventh embodiment, the semiconductor device according to any one of the first to the fifth embodiments may be used as the wiring substrate such that the semiconductor chip 56 is mounted thereon. In the seventh embodiment, the semiconductor chip 56 is face-up mounted. However, it may be facedown mounted, for example, the flip-chip mounting.
As have been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, but may be changed or modified without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
Finally, various aspects of the present invention are summarized below.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device which includes a first insulator film having a first opening, a first wiring layer extending from the first opening onto the first insulator film, a semiconductor chip mounted on the first insulator film and electrically coupled with the first wiring layer, and a resin portion applied onto the first insulator film to cover the semiconductor chip. The present invention allows the thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening to be reduced, allowing the semiconductor device to have the thin structure.
The aforementioned structure may be provided with a bonding wire for connecting the first semiconductor chip and the first wiring layer. The resultant semiconductor device is allowed to have the thin structure in spite of connecting the first semiconductor chip and the first wiring layer that are difficult to be thin via the bonding wire.
The structure may be provided with a second insulator film having a second opening applied onto the resin portion, and a second wiring layer that extends between the second insulator film and the resin portion, from the second opening. The resultant structure allows formation of the wiring layers at opposite surfaces, resulting in the semiconductor device with the thin structure.
The structure is provided with a second semiconductor chip disposed below the second insulator film so as to be electrically coupled with the second wiring layer. The resin portion may be structured to cover the second semiconductor chip. As two or more semiconductor chips are provided, the mount efficiency of the semiconductor chips may be improved.
The structure may be provided with a through electrode for connecting the first and the second wiring layers. The structure allows the through electrode to electrically couple the first and the second wiring layers.
In the structure, a thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening may be equal to a thickness of the first wiring layer on the first insulator film.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device formed by stacking the aforementioned semiconductor devices.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes the steps of: forming a first wiring layer on a first insulator film having a first opening, the first wiring layer extending from the first opening; mounting a first semiconductor chip electrically coupled with the first wiring layer on the first insulator film; and forming a resin portion on the first insulator film to cover the first semiconductor chip. The invention allows the thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening to be reduced, allowing the semiconductor device to have a thin structure.
In the structure, a resist may be applied on a dummy substrate to form the first insulator film. The structure reduces the thickness of the first insulator film, allowing the semiconductor device to have a thin structure.
In the structure, a second wiring layer may be formed on a second insulator film having a second opening, the second wiring layer extending from the second opening, and the second insulator film may be provided on the resin portion such that the second wiring layer is interposed between the second insulator film and the resin portion. The structure allows manufacturing of the semiconductor device having the wiring layers on opposite surfaces of the resin portion.
In the structure, the step of forming the resin portion may include the steps of: providing one of the first and the second insulator films on a bottom of a mold such that corresponding one of the first and the second wiring layers is disposed on an upper side; applying a resin in a molten state onto one of the first and the second insulator films; and forming the resin portion by applying pressure to the other of the first and the second insulator films on the resin in the molten state such that corresponding one of the first and the second wiring layers is disposed on a lower side. The structure allows the first semiconductor chip to be directly sealed with the resin portion, allowing the semiconductor device to have a thin structure.
In the structure, the step of providing one of the first and the second insulator films on the bottom of the mold may be performed by providing on the bottom of the mold one of the first and the second insulator films applied to the dummy substrate. The step of forming the resin portion may include the step of providing on the resin in the molten state the other of the first and the second insulator films applied to another dummy substrate. The structure allows the first and the second insulator films to be reinforced with the dummy substrate. This makes it possible to reduce each thickness of the first and the second insulator films, allowing the semiconductor device to have a thin structure.
The present invention is not limited to the specifically disclosed embodiments and variations, and other embodiments and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first insulator film having a first opening and a first surface;
- a first wiring layer comprising first portions that extend from the first opening onto the first surface of the first insulator film in first and second directions and a second portion, situated between the first portions, that comprises a first surface that is coplanar with the first surface of the first insulator film onto which the first portions extend and a second surface that is coplanar with a second surface of the first insulator film wherein the first surface of the first insulator film and the second surface of the first insulator film are single leveled;
- a first semiconductor chip mounted on the first insulator film and electrically coupled with the first wiring layer;
- a resin portion applied onto the first insulator film and adjacent to the sides of the semiconductor chip and adjacent to the surface of the semiconductor chip that faces away from the first insulator film and the first wiring layer;
- a second insulator film having a second opening applied onto the resin portion; and
- a second wiring layer extending between the second insulator film and the resin portion, wherein the resin portion fills the volume between the semiconductor chip and the second insulator film, between the semiconductor chip and the second wiring layer, between the first insulator film and the second insulator film, and between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer.
2. The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising a bonding wire for connecting the first semiconductor chip and the first wiring layer.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a second semiconductor chip disposed below the second insulator film so as to be electrically coupled with the second wiring layer, wherein the resin portion covers the second semiconductor chip.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a through electrode for connecting the first and the second wiring layers.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the first wiring layer in the first opening is equal to a thickness of the first wiring layer on the first insulating film.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said first semiconductor chip and said second semiconductor chip are stacked.
7. The semiconductor devices according to claim 3, wherein said first semiconductor chip and said second semiconductor chip are mounted to have facing top surfaces.
8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a second semiconductor chip that is mounted on a leadframe.
9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein said first semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 15, 2008
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2015
Patent Publication Number: 20090051051
Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Inventor: Junji Tanaka (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Teresa M Arroyo
Application Number: 12/032,444
International Classification: H01L 23/02 (20060101); H01L 23/495 (20060101); H01L 23/48 (20060101); H01L 23/52 (20060101); H01L 23/12 (20060101); H01L 23/053 (20060101); H01L 29/40 (20060101); H01L 23/538 (20060101); H01L 25/065 (20060101); H01L 25/10 (20060101); H05K 1/18 (20060101); H01L 25/03 (20060101); H05K 1/11 (20060101); H05K 3/20 (20060101); H01L 23/00 (20060101);